pkeyes10 Reviews

Hot Rods to Hell (1966)

This ain't no American Graffiti

[17 June 2003]

Growing up, I always thought Dana Andrews was a woman. Then I saw this movie, and I still think that. An ultra conservative father who was injured in an auto accident takes his family "out west" to run a hotel and meets up with some teenage hot rod ruffians along the way. Dana Andrews in this movie wears his pants higher than Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy. The scene where Mr. Andrews catches the football reminds me of the Simpson episode where George C. Scott catches a similar football in the groin.

This movie is pure 1960's cheese. During the music scenes at the "Arena", I thought Billy the Kidd would come out on the dance floor and try to kick Dracula's butt. Who wrote this mess, Joe Friday from Dragnet? If you want to see a truly great bunch or road outlaws, see either Mad Max or the Road Warrior. Heck, Terry the Toad from American Graffiti was scarier than this film.

Can you say made for TV movie?

Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)

Good show

[8 June 2003]

My wife thinks I'm crazy for staying up late (mountain time zone) to watch this show on Noggin. The character development is pretty good, and I think the situations are realistic. I am wondering how they could write in a part for Mike Wier? (Masters champion)

My only nitpick is with Emma. Not a very good actress, and I can't stand her character.

Galactica 1980 (1980)

The worst

[31 March 2003]

Who in their right mind would ever enjoy watching this drivel? I hate Dr. Zee. Hate him! The only good episode concerned Starbuck's interaction with the Cylon after his crash on the planet. Troy and Dillon sucked. Nice flying bikes, guys. The writers who had the unmitigated audacity to turn out this crap should have been run out of Hollywood on a rail.

Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)

Beginning ok, ending was pretty slow

[21 March 2003]

I saw this movie today on cable. I enjoyed the beginning of the movie and up to the part where the three Green Berets rescue their friend from the bikers. After that, it became pretty obvious that the movie was quickly going down hill. All the army equipment scenes were pretty cheesy. I never saw LAAW rockets used in the manner the Berets used them here. Why, if someone is shooting off rockets and mortar rounds, would the biker gang not leave the valley the minute the rocket blasts started. My favorite biker movie is MAD MAX. Now that was a mean biker gang.